CLINTON, SC. | Freshman
Janae Brown scored her first collegiate goal for the Lady Hornets, but it wasn't enough as Alabama State fell to Presbyterian, 3-1, on Friday night at Edens Field.
"This was a disappointing result today," Alabama State head coach
Jodie Smith said. "We talked about coming out and setting the tone early, which we did. But some careless mistakes in the second half proved to be our downfall."
Alabama State (0-4-0) opened the scoring early as
Brown was able to give the Lady Hornets a 1-0 advantage in the seventh minute when she connected on a shot from just outside the goal box.
Alabama State kept the lead until the 36th minute until Presbyterian's Kelsey Yeager scored off a penalty kick, tying the game at one.
The Blue Hose (2-1-0) broke the tie in the 60th minute when Megan Archer was able to convert a kick from twenty-five yards out off of a cleared corner kick to give the Gamecocks a 2-1 advantage.
Presbyterian extended the margin to 3-1 in the 79th minute when Kori Lawrence assisted Mallory Hopkins's header from five yards.
The Lady Hornets will return home and prepare for Mercer on Friday, September 14
th at the ASU Soccer Complex. The game kicks off at 6 pm and admission is free.
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